Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines July 1

Health and Human Services Federal
Poverty Guidelines July 1, 2000, to June 30, 2001

On Tuesday, February 15, 2000, the federal Department of Health and Human Services updated its poverty guidelines to account for last Calendar year's increase in prices (as measured by the Consumer Price Index) for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The guidelines for the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia are:

Size of Family Unit in parenthesis
(1) $8,350
(2) $11,250
(3) $14,150
(4) $17,050
(5) $19,950
(6) $22,850
(7) $25,750
(8) $28,650
For families with more than 8 members, add $2,900 for each additional member.

For additional information, including guidelines for Alaska and Hawaii, go to the Federal Register page at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/frcont00.html Click on Tuesday, February 15th. Scroll down to the poverty guidelines. It is about halfway down the page under HHS notices.